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4 Chord Song by Axis of Awesome
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Removing Kindle DRM
I have heard that some people don’t like reading on the iPad because of it’s backlit screen making their eyes sore. I have not experienced that at all. I have read on my iPad for several hours at a time and have had no eye problems. I have finished one book, and have started my second.
The thing that bugs me the most is the DRM on the different eBooks. You can buy books with the iBooks app, but you are stuck with watching them in that app. The same with the Kindle app. Both apps are very suitable for reading books on the iPad, but I much prefer the iBooks app. The iBooks app has page numbers, and tell you how many are left in the current chapter as you go. It’s much easier to track your process through a book. The problem is the iBooks store is currently very limited. Fortunately breaking the Kindle DRM was only a Google search away, making Kindle books readable in the iBooks app.
I despise DRM. I believe I should have the right to consume the media I buy in whatever way I prefer. I never bought DRMed music, and if it wasn’t so easy to break, I wouldn’t buy DRMed eBooks. Maybe someday eBooks will be DRM free and readable on any reader, but until then, I will just have to remove it.
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links for 2010-04-19
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links for 2010-04-16
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links for 2010-04-15
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At Least Dogs are Cheaper Than Kids
So our Dog Kingslie has been having a hard time sleeping though the night, and every time she gets up she has to pee. Most of the time I hear her and get up with her, but many time I haven’t and she goes on the floor. It has be getting worse and worse, so we took a urine sample to the vet on her yearly visit the other day.
They did a urinalysis and discovered crystals in her urine, so we needed to have an x-ray taken to make sure she doesn’t have any bladder stones. If stones were found she would need to have surgery. Luckily she didn’t have any stones.
After a $350 vet bill we learned that she has a problem controlling the pH of her urine causing crystals to settle out. It sounds like it’s not that big of deal since it’s controllable by diet, but requires a specific kind of food that is only available from the vet. It’s a little spendy, a 5 lb back was $18, and will be a pain having to drive to the vet to get it. We will know a little more in two weeks after her next visit, but it sounds like she will have to be on this food permanently. At least she is a little dog, and doesn’t eat all that much I guess.
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links for 2010-04-14
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links for 2010-04-13
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Reading (and blogging) from My iPad
I am really loving my iPad. I am actually posting this from my iPad. The iPad is my first experience with an ebook reader. I really like the reading experience. It’s probably more of an ebook thing than it is an iPad thing, but I find it much more comfortable reading ebooks over paper books. I have always found it uncomfortable holding books open and having to adjust your grip depending on where in the book you are at.
The iPad may be a little on the heavy side, but it works great sitting in your lap. It’s always in the same position and just a tap to turn the page. I am sure the experience is the same with a Kindle, or any other ebook reader. I don’t ever want to go back to paper books. Too bad I have a pretty big stack of books to get through before I am totally digital.
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Palmdale’s Video for Here Comes the Summer
I was a huge Letters to Cleo fan in the 90s, and have loved Kay Hanley’s solo stuff since. Recently she has formed a new band with Linus of Hollywood, who himself put out one great album in the 90s with his band Size 14. Kay and Linus are now known as Palmdale. They just recently released a digital EP titled Get Wasted. Here is their video for their first singel “Here Comes the Summer”. I love it.